τέτανος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τετανός (tetanós, “stretched, rigid”), a reduplicated formation from τείνω (teínō).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τέτᾰνος • (tétănos) m (genitive τετᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. Convulsive tension, tetanus.
    1. an erection of the penis.

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ τέτᾰνος; τοῦ τετᾰ́νου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ τέτᾰνος
ho tétănos 		τὼ τετᾰ́νω
tṑ tetắnō 		οἱ τέτᾰνοι
hoi tétănoi
Genitive τοῦ τετᾰ́νου
toû tetắnou 		τοῖν τετᾰ́νοιν
toîn tetắnoin 		τῶν τετᾰ́νων
tôn tetắnōn
Dative τῷ τετᾰ́νῳ
tōî tetắnōi 		τοῖν τετᾰ́νοιν
toîn tetắnoin 		τοῖς τετᾰ́νοις
toîs tetắnois
Accusative τὸν τέτᾰνον
tòn tétănon 		τὼ τετᾰ́νω
tṑ tetắnō 		τοὺς τετᾰ́νους
toùs tetắnous
Vocative τέτᾰνε
tétăne 		τετᾰ́νω
tetắnō 		τέτᾰνοι
tétănoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → English: tetanus

References

Greek

Noun

τέτανος • (tétanos) m (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) tetanus, lockjaw

Declension

Declension of τέτανος
singular
nominative τέτανος (tétanos)
genitive τετάνου (tetánou)
accusative τέτανο (tétano)
vocative τέτανε (tétane)

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